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Wasn't sure if this is the right place to ask about this, but oh well!
I started PC in September, and have had several shows where I wind up closing the show out with the host over the phone several days after the show. My director always has guests write their checks out to the host, and the host gives one check to her; so that's how I've been trying to do it.
Except, all of my hosts have been putting it on their debit/credit card instead, because it's easier and I can submit the show faster than if they were to mail a check.
So, my last show was put on hold because (according to the first 2 people I spoke with at H.O.) the credit card was declined. The host works at a bank, checked his account while I was on the phone with him and said the money was there, and he seemed very embarrassed that his card did not go through.
I just talked to someone again at H.O., and she said that the show was on hold because hosts are only allowed to pay for one guests' order with their credit card. She re-ran his card and said that she would let this show go through, but that in the future shows where it is all on the hosts' credit card will be put on hold.
Has this happened to anyone else? It was just odd to me that it only happened on this show, since I've done many other shows with higher sales (this one was only $400) all on one card and not had a problem.
I just looked this up in Recipe for Success and it does say what the last person at H.O. told me. I guess I am just wondering why they decided to "crack down" on this now, and why the other two people didn't tell me that?
Does anybody else have any experience with this? I guess I'll just have to start asking for checks from my hosts (or try to get everyone at the show to start paying with credit cards). It was just so much quicker not to have to wait for a check to arrive and clear.
I started PC in September, and have had several shows where I wind up closing the show out with the host over the phone several days after the show. My director always has guests write their checks out to the host, and the host gives one check to her; so that's how I've been trying to do it.
Except, all of my hosts have been putting it on their debit/credit card instead, because it's easier and I can submit the show faster than if they were to mail a check.
So, my last show was put on hold because (according to the first 2 people I spoke with at H.O.) the credit card was declined. The host works at a bank, checked his account while I was on the phone with him and said the money was there, and he seemed very embarrassed that his card did not go through.
I just talked to someone again at H.O., and she said that the show was on hold because hosts are only allowed to pay for one guests' order with their credit card. She re-ran his card and said that she would let this show go through, but that in the future shows where it is all on the hosts' credit card will be put on hold.
Has this happened to anyone else? It was just odd to me that it only happened on this show, since I've done many other shows with higher sales (this one was only $400) all on one card and not had a problem.
I just looked this up in Recipe for Success and it does say what the last person at H.O. told me. I guess I am just wondering why they decided to "crack down" on this now, and why the other two people didn't tell me that?
Does anybody else have any experience with this? I guess I'll just have to start asking for checks from my hosts (or try to get everyone at the show to start paying with credit cards). It was just so much quicker not to have to wait for a check to arrive and clear.